Patents by Inventor Alexander UMLAUFF

Alexander UMLAUFF has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11808162
    Abstract: A turbine housing for an exhaust turbocharger is configured for receiving a turbine wheel rotatable about an axis. The housing includes an exhaust gas inlet, an exhaust gas outlet pointing in an outlet direction, and a single-flow, spiral exhaust gas routing. The routing has a volute and a volute outlet gap configured so that exhaust gas flows from the volute to the wheel. The routing is fluidically connected to the inlet and is defined by an internal wall of the housing. The volute has a portion which encircles the axis and has a convexity of the internal wall. The convexity, counter to the outlet direction, extends beyond the volute outlet gap. Further, sectional faces, through which the axis runs, each have a volute contour with a straight linear portion. The linear portion, conjointly with the axis, defines an angle facing the outlet that is less than or equal to 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Weiland, Alexander Umlauff
  • Publication number: 20230147046
    Abstract: A turbine housing for an exhaust turbocharger is configured for receiving a turbine wheel rotatable about an axis. The housing includes an exhaust gas inlet, an exhaust gas outlet pointing in an outlet direction, and a single-flow, spiral exhaust gas routing. The routing has a volute and a volute outlet gap configured so that exhaust gas flows from the volute to the wheel. The routing is fluidically connected to the inlet and is defined by an internal wall of the housing. The volute has a portion which encircles the axis and has a convexity of the internal wall. The convexity, counter to the outlet direction, extends beyond the volute outlet gap. Further, sectional faces, through which the axis runs, each have a volute contour with a straight linear portion. The linear portion, conjointly with the axis, defines an angle facing the outlet that is less than or equal to 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Tim Weiland, Alexander Umlauff
  • Publication number: 20220325631
    Abstract: Disclosed is a turbine arrangement for a supercharging device. The turbine arrangement comprises a turbine housing, a turbine wheel and a guide device. The turbine housing defines a turbine spiral and a turbine outlet. The turbine wheel is arranged in the turbine housing between the turbine spiral and the turbine outlet. The guide device comprises a carrier ring and multiple guide blades. The guide blades are arranged on the carrier ring fixedly in a predetermined orientation. The guide device is arranged in an inflow channel between the turbine spiral and the turbine wheel such that, during operation, fluids are conducted from the turbine spiral through the inflow channel over the guide blades onto the turbine wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Ramb, Bernhard Dreher, Patrick Weber, Alexander Umlauff, Ahmet Coksen
  • Patent number: 11286844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve assembly (10) for a charging device, in particular for a wastegate of an exhaust gas turbocharger, comprising a spindle (100), a lever arm (110) coupled to the spindle (100), and a valve unit (200). The lever arm (110) has a connecting element (112), designed as at least partially spherical, and the valve unit (200) has an accommodation region (212) with at least one first conical accommodation surface (214) in which the connecting element (112) is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Borg Warner Inc.
    Inventors: Jakob Penth, Christoph Mueller, Christian Cossmann, Alexander Umlauff, Werner Rott, Florian Rapp, Georg Scholz, Patrick Weber
  • Publication number: 20210239036
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve assembly (10) for a charging device, in particular for a wastegate of an exhaust gas turbocharger, comprising a spindle (100), a lever arm (110) coupled to the spindle (100), and a valve unit (200). The lever arm (110) has a connecting element (112), designed as at least partially spherical, and the valve unit (200) has an accommodation region (212) with at least one first conical accommodation surface (214) in which the connecting element (112) is arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Jakob PENTH, Christoph MUELLER, Christian COSSMANN, Alexander UMLAUFF, Werner ROTT, Florian RAPP, Georg SCHOLZ, Patrick WEBER